News:2026-05-15/Trafficking/rpf-seize-about-4-kg-100-g-of-ganja-carried-from-bhubaneswar-on-the-nandankanan-express-at-hijli

News record15 May 2026Trafficking

RPF seize about 4 kg 100 g of ganja carried from Bhubaneswar on the Nandankanan Express at Hijli

KGP News reported that the Railway Protection Force post at Hijli, working with the RPF crime intelligence branch at Kharagpur, stopped a man on platform 1 of Hijli railway station and recovered about 4 kg 100 g of ganja, which the report valued at about 2,05,000 rupees. The man arrested was named and described as a resident of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh. The report said he had collected the consignment near Bhubaneswar railway station and was carrying it towards Fatehpur on the Nandankanan Express. A case was registered under section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, and the report gave the time of arrest as about 00:45.

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Date15 May 2026

CategoryTrafficking

CountryIndia

State / provinceWest Bengal

District / areaPaschim Medinipur

LocalityHijli

AgencyRailway Protection Force, Hijli post; RPF crime intelligence branch, Kharagpur

Coordinates22.32, 87.31

Coordinates are approximate.

Source report

2026-05-15 Trafficking RPF seize about 4 kg 100 g of ganja carried from Bhubaneswar on the Nandankanan Express at Hijli KGP News reported that the Railway Protection Force post at Hijli, working with the RPF crime intelligence branch at Kharagpur, stopped a man on platform 1 of Hijli railway station and recovered about 4 kg 100 g of ganja, which the report valued at about 2,05,000 rupees. The man arrested was named and described as a resident of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh. The report said he had collected the consignment near Bhubaneswar railway station and was carrying it towards Fatehpur on the Nandankanan Express. A case was registered under section 20(b)(ii)(B) of the NDPS Act, and the report gave the time of arrest as about 00:45. https://www.kgpnews.in/rpf-kharagpur-unearth-ganja-smuggling-attempt-at-hijli-railway-station/ India West Bengal Paschim Medinipur Hijli 22° 19' 12.00" N, 87° 18' 36.00" E Railway Protection Force, Hijli post; RPF crime intelligence branch, Kharagpur